Setaria palmifolia (J.Koenig) Stapf

 
  • Family : POACEAE
    (Grass Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : GHAS FAMILY (घास फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Poaceae
  • Basionym : Panicum palmaefolium J.Koenig
  • Synonym(s) : Chaetochloa palmifolia (J.Koenig) Hitchc. & Chase; Chamaeraphis palmifolia (J.Koenig) Kuntze; Agrostis plicata Lour.; Chaetochloa effusa (E.Fourn.) Hitchc.; Chaetochloa sulcata (Aubl.) Hitchc.; Chamaeraphis effusa (E.Fourn.) Kuntze; Chamaeraphis nepalensis (Spreng.) Kuntze; Chamaeraphis neurodes (Schult.) Kuntze; Chamaeraphis paniculifera (Steud.) Kuntze; Chamaeraphis sulcata (Aubl.) Kuntze; Panicum amplissimum Steud.; Panicum kleinianum Nees ex Andersson; Panicum lene Steud.; Panicum mexicanum Scribn. & Merr.; Panicum nepalense Spreng.; Panicum nervosum Roxb.; Panicum neurodes Schult.; Panicum neurodes var. amplissimum (Steud.) A.Braun; Panicum neurodes var. conjungens A.Braun; Panicum neurodes var. kleinianum A.Braun; Panicum neurodes var. lene (Steud.) A.Braun; Panicum neurodes var. roxburghianum A.Braun; Panicum neurodes var. thwaitesii A.Braun; Panicum palmatum R.Schleich.; Panicum paniculiferum Steud.; Panicum plicatum Willd.; Panicum plicatum Roxb.; Panicum plicatum var. haitiense Griseb.; Panicum sulcatum Aubl.; Setaria effusa E.Fourn.; Setaria lenis (Steud.) Miq.; Setaria paniculifera (Steud.) E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.; Setaria sulcata (Aubl.) Desv.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Setaria palmifolia (J.Koenig) Stapf
  • Common name : Palmgrass
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nayurippullu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forest fringes and banks of streams
  • Comments / notes : Often on hills in clumps.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-November
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 17-09-1976, 27-09-1976
  • Collection Nos : SJC 19156, KFP 9540
  • Collection Locality : Peermade ghat, Kerala; Bababudan hills, Chikkamagaluru district
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kottayam district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwa
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1996- Flora of Orissa Vol. 4
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 309
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Setaria palmifolia. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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